Traveling case



June 23, 1931. o. J. WALINSKY TRAVELING CASE Filed May 7 193 2 sheets Sheet- 1 June 23, 1931. o. J. WALINSKY 1,811,035

- I I TRAVELING CASE Filed May '7 19 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Ossip Joseph Walinsky BY ATTOR E Patented June 23, 1931 UNITED STATES OSSII' JOSEPH WALINSKY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TRAVELING CASE Application filed May 7, 1930. Serial No. 450,335.

This invention relates to traveling cases and more particularly to traveling cases of the wardrobe type, here shown as a wardrobe hat box.

The objects of the invention are to provide an improved wardrobe case wherein garments may be hung up smoothly and then folded for transporting purposes; to enable the garments to be conveniently hung up; to provide a structure permitting the garments to remain on the hangers after arrival at a temporary destination and convenient access had to the compartments of the traveling case; to provide for proper retention of the articles on the hangers and protection thereof bothwhile being transported and while left hanging after reaching a temporary destination; to provide a structure which will stand upright while garments are being hung on the hangers; to enable the upstanding device to be retained in position by the weight of the garments; to provide readily folding the device with the garments thereon into one section of the traveling case; to secure simplicity of construction and operation; and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following description.

Referrin to the accompanying drawings in which li e numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views; Figure 1 is a side elevation of a traveling case in open position showing my improved garment hanging device in upstanding position;

Figure 2 is an end elevation looking toward the end which appears at the left of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a plan of the open case with the garment and curtain omitted; and

Figures 4 and 5 are side elevations similar to Fig. 1 showing the hanging device partly and almost completely folded respectively.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawings, the referencenumerals 1, 2 indicate sections of a traveling case hinged together as at 3 so as ,to be folded together for closing the traveling case. The construction is preferably such that the two sections may open to lie edge to edge as shown in the several views and properly proportioned so both sections can lie fiatwise, when open, upon a single plane or surface. It will, therefore, be observed that when the case is open that both sections 1 and 2 are upwardly open and are therefore readily accessible both for packing and unpacking.

Means are. provided in one of the sections for the support of garment. In the present showing the garment supporting means is shown in section identified by the reference numeral 2, but it will be understood that the garment hanging device may be applied to either or both sections. For convenience in reference, the end edge of the garment hanger supporting section away from the hinged edge will be referred to as the front, it being that side of the case which is shown in elevation in Figure 2. However, this designation is merely relative and in no way confines invention to any specific viewpoint.

The garment hanging device comprises a pair of parallel struts 4 hinged, as at 5, to the side walls 6 of section 2 preferably adjacent the wall of that section which is hinged to the other section. These struts are adapted to fold down within the section or can he stood upright as shown in Figures 1 to 4. A suitable folding brace 7 is'pivoted, as at 8, to the strut at a distance above the pivoting 5 of the strut to the case, said brace also being pivoted, as at 9, to the side walls 6 of the case at a distance from the said pivoting 5 of the strut and cooperating to maintain the strut in upright position. The brace 7 is jointed at its middle, as at 10, so that the brace ca 1 be doubled asshown in Figure 5 and permit the strut to be swung into folded position within the case. Any suitable type of braces can be employed, the particular brace hereshown having a stop 11 for retaining the same in an aligned position, permitting it to double only in one direction. Near the upper ends of the struts 4, the same are connected by the cross bar 12. One purpose of this cross bar is to necessitate both struts being folded down or stood up substantially at the same time.

end of the extension 14.

Above the cross bar 12 are pivoted, as at 13, extensions 14 to the struts. These strut extensions 14 are preferably parallel to each other and adapted to be positioned in continuation of the struts 4 or doubled down to lie between or adjacent to the struts. At the outer ends of the extensions 14, the same are connected by a garment hanger or bar 15. This bar is preferably parallel to the cross bar 12 heretofore described, for reasons that will presently appear. Preferably more than one garment hanger or bar is provided, and for that purpose I have shown a diagonal bracket arm 16 secured as at 17, to the extension 14 intermediate the ends of said extension, said diagonal arm diverging rearwardly from the extension and secured at its upper end by a link or connection 18 the other end of which is attached to the outer This structure therefore makes up a somewhat triangular configuration or garment hanger head to the device, and a plurality of garment hanging bars can then therefore be supported by this head. As here shown, I provide in addition to the bar 15 at the direct ends of the extension 14, another bar 19 at the outer end of the diagonal arm 16. A suitable stop 20 is provided to limit the swinging movement of the extension 14 when the said extension reaches alignment with the strut 4. By virtue of the diagonal arm sloping rearwardly,

the center of gravity of thehead is rearward of the pivoting end of this stop 20, thereby enabling the extension to stand upright when brought to that position. I

In use, garments can be hung over either one of the hangersor rods 15 and 19, as shown in Figures 1 and '2, the garments preferably being hung in the rear of cross rod 12 at the upper ends of thestruts 4. Therefore, when the extensions 14 are swung forwardly downward, the garments will be doubled across said bar 12. Then the braces 7 are released and the device is folded into section 2. I preferably provide a curtain 21 secured to the case along the hinged edge thereof, said curtain being substantially the entire width of the case and long enough to extend up over the hanger device when the said device is in upright position. The curtain is doubled over the said device and has suitable fastening means such as tapes 22 which can be tied around the bar 12 at the upper ends of struts 4. This curtain not only protects the garments while hung up when the case is open, but also protects the garments and retains the same in properly folded condition when the hanger device is folded and swung into the case section.

As an additional feature of the present invention, I preferably position and proportion the parts so that the end of the cross head or hanger bars are substantially parallel to but spaced from the rear wall of the section when the device is folded thereinto. This arrangement will, there fore, provide a space which will be at the bottom of the case while being carried and which will be confined by the curtain from the rear wall to the cross head and also at the end of the cross head between the two hanger bars. This compartment, thus formed will confine shoes or the like inserted at that edge of the case before the hanger device is closed down. It is to-be understood that the device is intended to be stood upright with the open case resting on the floor or a bench, and in such position at a temporary destination, such as a hotel, the user has free access to both compartments of the case and also has free access to garments carried by the hang- The curtain 21 may be retained er bars. over the garments to protect them from dust and other objectionable exposure, and there will, therefore, be no need to go to the trouble of removing the garments except as re uired for use.

bviously detail modifications and changes may be made in the construction and use of my invention, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact structure shown except as set forth in the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described the invention, I claim 1. A traveling case comprising a section adapted to be positioned with an open side thereof uppermost, a garment hanging device mounted in said section and hinged with respect thereto so as to stand upright from said section, a garment hanger at the outer end of said device upon which garment-s may be hung downwardly toward the open section, said device being foldable substantially midway of its height, and a bar adjacent the line of folding of said device over which garments will be folded upon folding the device.

2. A traveling case comprising a section adapted to be positioned with an open side thereof uppermost, a garment hanging device mounted in's'aid section and hinged with respect thereto so as to stand upright from said section, a garment hanger at the outer end of said device upon which garments may be hung downwardly toward the open section, said device being foldable substantially midway of its height, a bar adjacent the line of folding of said device over which garments will be folded upon folding the device, and a curtain secured at one end to the traveling case and having means at its other end for attachment to said barso as to overlie the garments and be folded therewith;

3. A traveling case comprising a section thereof uppermost, a garment hanging device pivoted in said section and havin a garment hanging head extending per en aular to said device, said device being inged intermediate its height and foldable into the case section the upper part of the device being shorter than the lower whereby when said device is folded and moved into said section the said head is brought into an upstanding position in said section and spaced from one wall thereof such as to provide a restricted compartment between said head and wall.

4. A traveling case comprising a pair of hinged sections adapted to lie flat when 0 en with their open sides uppermost, a folding garment support consistlng of a lower portion hinged to one section of the case in spaced relation to the hinges of the case, an upper portion hinged to said lower portion and foldable downwardly thereon, and a garment hanger projecting laterally from the upper part of the upper portion.

5. A traveling case comprising a pair of hinged sections adapted to lie flat when open with their open sides uppermost, a folding garment support consisting of a lower portion hinged to one section of the case in spaced relation to the hinges of the case, an upper portion hinged to said lower portion and foldable downwardly thereon, a garment hanger projecting laterally from the upper part of the upper portion, and a folding brace between the lower portion of' the support and the bod of the case.

6. In a portab e wardrobe case, the combination with a body and cover section therefor, of a foldable garment supporting rack having sections hingedly connected together in end to end relation, the innermost of said 4 sections being pivotally supported within said body, said sections when folded one upon another and into said body being arranged to largely dispose the garments carried thereby in flat extension from end to :15 end of the body at the open top thereof so as to be enclosed by said cover section when the latter is closed.

7. in a suitcase or similar container having a box and lid hinged thereto, a movable extension member, means for connecting said member to said lid and} means for holding said member, when desired in an elevated position with respect to said lid when the latter is in open position.

6 8. A suitcase or analogous device comprising a rectangular box, a rectangular lid movably connected to and'ada ted to close said box, a member connecte to said lid and movable to an elevated position with respect to said lid when the latter is open,

means for holdin said lid and member in open position an garment Banging means adjacent the top of said member when the latter is in open osition.

' OSSIP OSEPH WALINSKY, 

